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14-year-old charged with making bomb threat against Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School

A 14-year-old student at Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School was taken into custody Monday after deputies said he threatened a bomb would explode at the high school.

The student was charged with making a false report concerning planting a bomb, an explosive, or a weapon of mass destruction, or concerning use of firearms in a violent manner; and interfering with a school function, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

After the student made comments that a bomb would explode at the school, some faculty members were evacuated, and all extracurricular activities were temporarily canceled, according to sheriff's officials.

Bomb Squad members and police dogs searched the school for explosive devices, but found none.

"The investigation determined that the student made the comments because he did not want to attend his 6th period class," the Sheriff's Office said in a news release Tuesday.

The teen's threat was deemed unsubstantiated, and it was determined the student never had any destructive device, according to sheriff's officials.

He was taken to the Brevard County Juvenile Detention Center.

Another 14-year-old Space Coast student was arrested Feb. 15 after making a threat on Snapchat aimed at the school. The post came from an account with the name "brevardshooter" and showed a masked person holding what appeared to be a rifle, captioned "I'm coming space coast watch out."

The threat was also deemed unfounded and the teen's charges were later dropped after probable cause could not be established.

This came just one day after a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, where 17 people were killed. Suspected shooter Nikolas Cruz, 19, was charged with 17 counts of attempted murder in the Parkland shooting.

Two students — one at Palm Bay High School and another at Johnson Middle School — were placed under a Baker Act the week after the shooting to undergo mental health evaluations after making inappropriate comments about the shooting in Parkland. The student at Johnson Middle School threatened to stab somebody Feb. 20, according to Melbourne police.

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